Seeburg Coin Entry Chutes

The earliest known Seeburg coin entry with a push-pull chute bent up at the end, and a round backing plate.

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The earliest known Seeburg coin entry, having a push-pull chute bent up at the end, and a round backing plate. (Seeburg A #7,114 with piano of unknown manufacture, probably made in 1909.)
Common early coin entry with a flat push-pull chute, and a casting that forms a backing plate and housing for the slide.

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Common early style coin entry, with a flat push-pull chute, and a casting that forms a backing plate and housing for the slide. (Seeburg G #11,025, made c. 1916.)
Another common early coin entry using a push-pull chute with the end bent upward.

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Another common early style coin entry, having a push-pull chute with the end bent upward. The backing plate in this style is a casting with straight sides and rounded top and bottom. (Seeburg G #58,571, with a Haddorff piano made in 1914.) This and the previous flat push-pull chute seem to overlap in production.
Cast coin drop chute.

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Cast drop chute in Seeburg K #53,997, with a Haddorff piano made in 1913.
Common stamped coin drop chute used in most 1920s Seeburg pianos.

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Common stamped drop chute used in most 1920s Seeburg pianos. (Seeburg K #155,458, made in 1922.)
The last style Seeburg coin entry with a push-pull chute, but with a stamped backing plate.

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The last style of Seeburg coin entry, once again a push-pull chute, but with a stamped backing plate. (Seeburg Greyhound #166,043, made in 1928.)
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